Bundesamt für Justiz

This page has been translated to English and it covers the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany.
Always refer to the Main website of the Bundesministerium der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz for the most up to date information.
For English you can visit the Webpage of the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer protection.

Legal guide to Germany

This is a website I found while doing research. You might find some useful information there. Our Facebook group and admins of this blog are not legal experts, and can therefore only make suggestions on where to look for information.

Federal State, district and towns

Some laws and regulations are governed by the Federal state, the district or town.

Useful Terms

Federal criminal police	das Bundeskriminalamt (BKA)
Federal police force	die Bundespolizei
Every state also has a federal investigation bureau that help solve crimes on state level	das Landeskriminalamt (LKA)
State Police	die Landespolizei. Each federal state has their own police force
Police force that handles public safety, general law enforcement and traffic enforcement	Schupo / die Schutzpolizei
Criminal investigation department	die Kriminalpolizei / Kripo
Traffic police	die Autobahnpolizei
Emergency number for the police	110